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[PATCH][CAN]: Fix copy_from_user() results interpretation

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To: David Miller <davem@...>
Cc: <oliver@...>, <wg@...>, <urs.thuermann@...>, <netdev@...>, <socketcan-core@...>, <oliver.hartkopp@...>, <xemul@...>
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 5:59 am

Both copy_to_ and _from_user return the number of bytes, that failed to
reach their destination, not the 0/-EXXX values.

Based on patch from Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@openvz.org>

Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Acked-by: Oliver Hartkopp <oliver.hartkopp@volkswagen.de>
Cc: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@openvz.org>
Cc: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@grandegger.com>
---

Hi David.

OK - here is a proper patch.
Actual patch is the same - I just added a proper changelog.

	Sam

diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index 201cbfc..69877b8 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -435,15 +435,13 @@ static int raw_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 			if (!filter)
 				return -ENOMEM;
 
-			err = copy_from_user(filter, optval, optlen);
-			if (err) {
+			if (copy_from_user(filter, optval, optlen)) {
 				kfree(filter);
-				return err;
+				return -EFAULT;
 			}
 		} else if (count == 1) {
-			err = copy_from_user(&sfilter, optval, optlen);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
+			if (copy_from_user(&sfilter, optval, optlen))
+				return -EFAULT;
 		}
 
 		lock_sock(sk);
@@ -493,9 +491,8 @@ static int raw_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		if (optlen != sizeof(err_mask))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		err = copy_from_user(&err_mask, optval, optlen);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
+		if (copy_from_user(&err_mask, optval, optlen))
+			return -EFAULT;
 
 		err_mask &= CAN_ERR_MASK;
 
@@ -531,7 +528,8 @@ static int raw_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		if (optlen != sizeof(ro->loopback))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		err = copy_from_user(&ro->loopback, optval, optlen);
+		if (copy_from_user(&ro->loopback, optval, optlen))
+			return -EFAULT;
 
 		break;
 
@@ -539,7 +537,8 @@ static int raw_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		if (optlen != sizeof(ro->recv_own_msgs))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		err = copy_from_user(&ro->recv_own_msgs, optval, optlen);
+		if (copy_from_user(&ro->recv_own_msgs, optval, optlen))
+			return -EFAULT;
 
 		break;
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 277cfe0..4a7327b 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ endif
 
 # Do section mismatch analysis for each module/built-in.o
 ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
-  cmd_secanalysis = ; scripts/mod/modpost $@
+  #cmd_secanalysis = ; scripts/mod/modpost $@
 endif
 
 # Compile C sources (.c)
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Messages in current thread:
[PATCH][CAN]: Fix copy_from_user() results interpretation., Pavel Emelyanov, (Fri Apr 25, 8:42 am)
Re: [PATCH][CAN]: Fix copy_from_user() results interpretation., Wolfgang Grandegger, (Sat Apr 26, 2:19 am)
[PATCH][CAN]: Fix copy_from_user() results interpretation, Sam Ravnborg, (Sat Apr 26, 5:59 am)
Re: [PATCH][CAN]: Fix copy_from_user() results interpretation., Wolfgang Grandegger, (Sat Apr 26, 9:04 am)
Re: [PATCH][CAN]: Fix copy_from_user() results interpretation., Wolfgang Grandegger, (Sat Apr 26, 2:35 am)
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